Nino Durden

Gino Floyd Durden (born May 5, 1963), known as Nino Durden, was an officer in the elite Los Angeles Police Department Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums unit implicated in the Rampart Scandal. Durden, along with Officer Rafael Pérez, was involved in the shooting and framing of Javier Ovando. Both officers later made false statements against Ovando in court. Durden was arrested in July 2000. According to media reports, like the other offi... more

Gino Floyd Durden (born May 5, 1963), known as Nino Durden, was an officer in the elite Los Angeles Police Department Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums unit implicated in the Rampart Scandal. Durden, along with Officer Rafael Pérez, was involved in the shooting and framing of Javier Ovando. Both officers later made false statements against Ovando in court. Durden was arrested in July 2000. According to media reports, like the other officers directly involved, Durden was booked wearing his LAPD uniform. Durden was charged with attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm in the Ovando shooting, filing a false report and perjury - two counts stemming from the October 25, 1996 arrest of Miguel Hernandez, who was allegedly framed on a weapons offense, second-degree robbery for allegedly stealing jewelry and money from a suspected drug dealer on August 15, 1997, and filing a false report in connection with the February 2, 1997, arrest of Jose Lara, who also was... less